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| Concept | Node type | Base domain | Matched membership | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerley lines | Radiological Sign | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:RAD:110342 |
| Ketonuria Ketone bodies detected in urine above the applicable assay threshold. | Laboratory Finding | Laboratory Medicine | Laboratory Medicine [assigned] | AMW:FIND:140017 |
| Keyhole sign GU-on infant US, the appearance of distended bladder and dilated posterior urethra in post. urethral valves | Radiological Sign | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:RAD:110144 |
| Keyhole sign-breast-AKA Noose Sign MRI-early intracapsular breast implant rupture; presence of silicone both inside and outside implant shell fold | Radiological Sign | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:RAD:110143 |
| Kidney Bean Sign AKA coffee-bean; the shape of the grossly dilated rounded sigmoid colon in a sigmoid volvulus | Radiological Sign | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:RAD:110141 |
| Kidney Function Tests Laboratory tests used to evaluate how well the kidneys are working through examination of blood and urine. | Functional investigation | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010660 |
| Kinetocardiography The graphic recording of chest wall movement due to cardiac impulses. | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010479 |
| Kissing Ulcers usually refers to gastric ulcers on apposing sides of the stomach in close proximity to each other | Radiological Sign | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:RAD:110145 |
| Klein's line | Radiological Sign | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:RAD:110343 |
| Klemm's sign | Radiological Sign | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:RAD:110344 |
| Knuckle sign dilated pulmonary artery with abrupt tapering seen in occlusive disease like pulmonary embolism | Radiological Sign | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:RAD:110142 |
| Kveim Test Intradermal injection of a heated (pasteurized) saline suspension of sarcoid tissue obtained from a sarcoid spleen or lymph node. In patients with ac… | Laboratory Test | Laboratory Medicine | Laboratory Medicine [base] | AMW:TECH:010204 |
| Kymography The recording of wavelike motions or undulations. It is usually used on arteries to detect variations in blood pressure. | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010672 |
| Laboratory Critical Values Test results which deviate substantially from normal ranges of REFERENCE VALUES or other qualitative results. They trigger CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVIC… | Laboratory Test | Laboratory Medicine | Laboratory Medicine [base] | AMW:TECH:010210 |
| Lachman maneuver modified anterior drawer test with knee in less flexion | Provocative test | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:DIA:115018 |
| Lactose Tolerance Test A measure of a patient's ability to break down lactose. | Biochemical test | Laboratory Medicine | Laboratory Medicine [base] | AMW:TECH:010035 |
| Lambda Sign Gallium uptake in the paratracheal and bilateral hilar region characteristic of sarcoidosis. | Radiological Sign | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:RAD:110155 |
| Laminated Periosteal Reaction multiple layers of new bone formed in sequence around cortex, producing an onionskin appearance | Radiological Sign | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:RAD:110154 |
| Laparoscopy A procedure in which a laparoscope (LAPAROSCOPES) is inserted through a small incision near the navel to examine the abdominal and pelvic organs in t… | Diagnostic procedure | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010647 |
| Laryngoscopy Examination, therapy or surgery of the interior of the larynx performed with a specially designed endoscope. | Diagnostic procedure | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010606 |
| Laser Capture Microdissection Techniques using a laser to cut away and harvest a specific cell or cluster of cells from a tissue section while viewing it under the microscope. | Microscopy method | Laboratory Medicine | Laboratory Medicine [base] | AMW:TECH:010257 |
| Laser Scanning Cytometry A scanning microscope-based, cytofluorimetry technique for making fluorescence measurements and topographic analysis on individual cells. Lasers are … | Cytology method | Pathology | Laboratory Medicine [role_derived] | AMW:TECH:010095 |
| Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging Two-dimensional imaging created from the quantification of the blurring of speckle (randomly varying intensity patterns of light seen after it is sca… | Imaging Investigation | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:TECH:010348 |
| Laser-Doppler Flowmetry A method of non-invasive, continuous measurement of MICROCIRCULATION. The technique is based on the values of the DOPPLER EFFECT of low-power laser l… | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010483 |
| Lateral Capsular sign avulsion adjacent to lateral tibial plateau indicating injury to lateral capsular ligament and ACL | Radiological Sign | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:RAD:110151 |
| Lateral Femoral Notch Sign an abnormally deep depression of the lateral femoral sulcus, site of impaction fracture associated with an ACL tear | Radiological Sign | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:RAD:110146 |
| Lateral part of sacrum lateral sacral mass | Radiological Anatomy | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:RAD:030033 |
| Lateral region of abdomen flank/lateral abdominal region | Radiological Anatomy | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:RAD:030012 |
| Lateral thoracic region Lateral region of thorax. | Radiological Sign | Radiology | Radiology [base] | AMW:RAD:020123 |
| Latex Fixation Tests Passive agglutination tests in which antigen is adsorbed onto latex particles which then clump in the presence of antibody specific for the adsorbed … | Immunologic test | Laboratory Medicine | Laboratory Medicine [base] | AMW:TECH:010183 |